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SECTION-III : GENERAL TEST nights in a row. The origin of Garadi the town was named. At present, it is a town
dance is related to the Hindu epic, in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu. It is
1. (c) Panch Mahal is a five storey famous for the Shore Temple, with thousands
Ramayana.
palace in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh. of sculptures to the glory of Shiva.
7. (a) Point Elasticity of Demand
Renowned for its exceptional 12. (c) The world’s first air bag, meant
(PED) = % change in quantity % change
architecture, it stands close to the to ensure the safety of pilots and
in price. If Q l and Q2 are the initial and
Zenana quarters (Harem) which supports automobile drivers alike, was designed
final quantities and P1 and P2 are the
the supposition that it was used for byAssen Jordanoff in 1957. A Bulgarian
initial and final prices.
entertainment and relaxation. Built by engineer, and aviator, Jordanoff is
Akbar, the architecture of Panch Mahal (Q2 Q1) considered to be the founder of
100
was inspired by that of a Buddhist temple. Q1 aeronautical engineering in Bulgaria, as
PED
2. (c) Noted Hindi poet, Kedarnath (P2 P1) well as a contributor to the development
100 of aviation in the United States.
Singh was, in June 2014, chosen for the P1
As per the question, P I = ` 80, 13. (b) Article 39A is a Directive
Jnanpith award for 2013. He is the 10th
P2 = ` 60; Q1 = 600 units, Q2 = 750 Principle of StatePolicy under Part IV of
Hindi writer to receive the honour and Indian Constitution. It deals with equal
is the 49th recipient of Jnanpith award. units. Putting these values in the
formula, we get PED = – 1 justice and free legal aid. It states that
Abhi Bilkul Abhi and Yahan Se Dekho the state shall secure that the operation
8. (d) Redistribution of income and
are among his prominent works.
redistribution of wealth are respectively of the legal system promotes justice, on
3. (b) Dolly was the world’s first the transfer of income and of wealth a basis of equal opportunity, and provide
cloned sheep. It was born on 5 July, from some individuals to others by free legal aid, by suitable legislation or
1996. It was a female domestic sheep, means of taxation, charity, welfare, schemes or in any other way, to ensure
and the first mammal cloned from an public services, land reform, etc. that opportunities for securing justice are
adult somatic cell, using the process of Redistribution of taxes and subsidies are not denied to any citizen by reason of
nuclear transfer. Dolly was cloned by Ian redistribution of wealth. They do not lead economic or other disabilities.
Wilmut, Keith Campbell and colleagues to wealth creation of a nation that is in 14. (d) Brian Lara and Chris Gayle of
at the Roslin Institute, part of the fact the stream of goods and services the West Indies, Donald Bradman of
that it creates and capital accumulation. Australia and Virender Sehwag of India
University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
9. (c) Squadron leader is a are the only batsmen to reach 300 more
4. (c) In physiology, dehydration is
a deficit of total body water, with an commissioned rank in Air Force. An Air than once. Lara hit his first triple hundred
accompanying disruption of metabolic Force squadron leader ranks above flight (375) against England in 1994 and the
lieutenant and immediately below wing second one (400) against England in 2004.
processes. Dehydration occurs when His 400 not out against England is the
commander and it is the most junior of
free water loss exceeds free water intake, highest score in Test cricket.
the senior officer ranks.The rank of
usually due to exercise or disease. squadron leader is used in the air forces 15. (c) Swami and Friends is the first
Dehydration can cause hypernatremia of countries which have historical British of a trilogy of novels written by R .K.
(high levels of sodium ions in the blood). influence. Narayan. First published in 1935, the
5. (c) Query language allows 10. (b) Pakistan is known as country novel is set in British India in a fictional
searching for information and of Canals due to its extensive network town called Malgudi. The second and
computing derived information. Query of canals from Indus and its tributaries. third books in the trilogy are The Bachelor
languages can be classified according Most of Pakistan’s canals are in Punjab of Arts and The English Teacher.
to whether they are database query province that are result of India’s 16. (c) A goitre is a swelling of the
partition which saw most of the canals neck or larynx resulting from
languages or information retrieval query
going to the former. During India’s enlargement of the thyroid gland
languages. The difference is that a
partition, Punjab was divided into West associated with a thyroid gland that is
database query language attempts to
give factual answers to factual Punjab which came to be part of Pakistan not functioning properly. Worldwide,
and East Punjab which remained with over 90% cases of goitre are caused by
questions, while an information retrieval
India. East Punjab in India was relatively iodine deficiency, usually seen in
query language attempts to find countries that do not use iodized salt.
under-developed in irrigation works,
documents containing information that while West Punjab in Pakistan included Selenium deficiency is also considered
is relevant to an area of inquiry. most of the canal systems of the pre- a contributing factor.
6. (b) Garadi is a folk dance performed partition Indus basin. 17. (b) Scandium is placed in the 3rd
in Puducherry. It is performed during all 11. (b) Mahabalipuram, also known as group and the 4th period. Its atomic
festivals of the region. This dance Mamallapuram, was founded by 7th-centurynumber is 21. Scandium is the first
performance is usually performed for CE Pallava king, Narasimhavarman, also element in the third column of the
five to eight hours at a stretch, for several called Mamalla (“great wrestler”), for whom periodic table. It is classified as a
transition metal or rare earth metal.
24. (c) Michael Schumacher is a 30. (a) Escalator, ladder and
Scandium atoms have 21 electrons and
German retired racing driver. He is a staircase are kinds of different ladders.
21 protons with 2 valence electrons in
seven-time Formula One World But ‘Bridge’ is odd.
the outermost shell.
18 . (a) Chlorofluoromethane Champion and is widely regarded as one 31. (b)
(CH2C1F) or Freon 31 is a gaseous mixed of the greatest Formula One drivers of
V T R J L O P N L H F D
halomethane and a hydrochloro- all time. Schumacher holds many of
fluorocarbon (HCFC). It is used as a Formula One’s driver records, including –2 –2 +2 +3 –2 –2 –2 –2
refrigerant and has an ozone depletion most championships, race victories, Finally, the odd word pair is JLO.
potential of 0.02. It harms public health fastest laps, pole positions and races 32. (d) 1256 = 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 = 14
and the environment by destroying won in a single season - 13 in 2004.
25. (c) Justice Ranjan Gogoi will 5397 = (5 + 3 + 9 + 7) = 24
ozone in the upper atmosphere.
19. (c) Mihir Sen was the first Indian take charge as the next Chief Justice 8765 = (8 + 7 + 6 + 5) = 26
swimmer to conquer the English Channel of India on 3rd October 2018. Current
9842 = (9 + 8 + 4 + 2) = 23
from Dover to Calais in 1958. He also Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra
earned the distinction of swimming the will retire on 2nd October 2018. As per Finally, the odd number is 9842.
Oceans of the five continents in one convention, the senior-most judge is 33. (a) 1728 is a cubic number and
calendar year (1966): Palk Strait, eligible to be the Chief Justice of India. all remaining numbers (5789, 6088, and
Dardanelles, Bosporus, the straits of Ranjan Gogoi is expected to retire on 4321) are not a cubic numbers.
Gibraltar and the entire length of the November 17 as the Supreme Court
So, 1728 is odd number.
Panama Canal. judge. He has served as a judge in
20. (a) Jharkhand shares its border Gauhati High Court and Chief Justice +2
L N +2 +2
P R
with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar of Punjab and Haryana High Court. +2 +2 +2
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, 34. (d) M P S V
26. (c) As, Tropic of cancer is related +2 +2 +2
Odisha to the south, and West Bengal N P R T
to Latitude. Similarly Prime Meridian is
to the east. Most of the states lies on related to Longitude.
the Chota Nagpur Plateau. Finally the missing word is R VT.
21. (a) X-rays were discovered by 27. (c) As, 35. (d)
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a Professor E C EI N N I E C E
F D H F K H O J T L
at Wuerzburg University in Germany, on 6 4 8 6 11 8 15 10 20 12
+2 +3 +5
8 November 1895. He made the discovery \ +4
m
5
= 112 : 39
14
0
10 60 m
E First Number × Second Number
W
C 7 × L.C.M. = 63 × 77
m
O SE Distance
45
62. (a) = 1
= 8 × (2 × 500) + 4 × 500 250000 100
A
= 8000 + 2000 545 R
= 10000 90°
= 1
8 2 500 100
Without discount cost of tickets 109 R
= 20 adults + 8 children =1+
45° 100 100
= 20 × 500 + 8 × 200 B C R 109 9
= 10000 + 1600 = 11600 C = 180° – (90° + 45°) = 45° = –1 =
100 100 100
Discount = 11600 – 10000 = 1600 Hence, Opposite side of C is also
9
1600×100% AB = AC = 8 2 R = × 100 =9% per annum
100
Discount % =
11600 A 2 B 4
BC = AB2 +AC2
1600 67. (a) and
= 13.79% B 5 C 3
116 = (8 2) 2 (8 2) 2
A B 2 4 A 8
59. (a) Average cost of Machines
= 128 128 B C 5 3 C 15
3 100000 2 80000 3 45000
= = 256 16. A : C = 8 : 15 = 16 : 30
8
The length of BC is 16 cm. C : D = 2 : 1 = 30 : 15
300000 160000 135000
= 63. (d) Volume of a cylinder =r 2h A : C : D = 16 : 30 : 15
8
595000 22 2
68. (b) Required average of runs
= 74375 2156 = (r ) 14 conceded
8 7
Average cost of each Machine is 2156 7 5 45 4 15.75
r2 = 49 =
` 74375. 22 14 5 4
60. (d) In ABE and ACE
r = 49 225 63 288
A = = 32
r = 7 cm 9 9
Hence, the required radius is 7 cm.
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9 cm C + D 69. (c) C.P. of 15 pens = 15
64. (c) 2 cos cos C – D 25
2 2 paise = 60 Paise
= cos C + cos D[ cos A + cos B] Their S.P. = 100 paise
B E 2.4 cm C
3.6 cm
100 60
AB AC A+B A–B Profit percent = 100
= = cos ·cos 60
BE EC 2 2
9 200 2
AC 9 a.m. 11 a.m. = = 66 %
= 65. (a) A 3 3
3·6 2·4 C B
70. (c) In 80 litres of mixture,
9× 2·4 9 24 Let A and B meet each other t hours
AC = = 6 cm Quantity of milk added =x litres
3·6 36 after 9 a.m.
according to the question,
8 x 20 1
= =
80 x 100 5
x5 + 40 = 80 +x
5x – x = 80 – 40
x4 = 40
40
x = = 10 litres
4
71. (c) It is an arithmetic series where
a = 21; d = 3 ; S = 252; n = ?
n
S= [2a + (n – 1) d]
2
n
252 = [2 × 21 + (n –1)3]
2
504 = n (42 + 3n – 3)
504 = n (3n + 39)
504 = 3n (n + 13)
504
n (n + 13) = = 168
3
n (n + 13) = 8× 21
n = 8 hours
72. (d) In Case I, S.I. for two years
= ` (448 – 400) =` 48
S.I.×100 48 100
Rate = =
P×T 400 2
= 6% Per annum
In Case II,
Interest = ` (682 – 550) = ` 132
132 100
Time = = 4 years
550 6
73. (c) Corresponding percent for
paint and frame
= (22 + 13)% = 35%
100% = 300 hours
300
35% = 35 = 105 hours
100
74. (a) 6 % = 192 hours
192
8% = 8 = 256 hours
6
75. (d) Percentage difference for time
taken for frame and glass
= (22 – 8)% = 14%
(40 + 11)% =hours
51% = 127.5 hours
127.5
14% = 14 = 35 hours
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